Dirty Little Secret

9 - Love Bleeds Red

*Flash back*

"Where are you going?" I asked Alex as I stood over my pink two wheeler bike. We were only 8. He was getting on his red two wheeler bike and he had his blah helmet on. He used to be such a "safety first" kind of nerd.

"Just wait here." He ordered sternly and raced off.

Almost an hour later he finally came back. He was holding about 4 beautiful red roses in his hand.

He hoped off his back and ran over to me.

"My mom told me that red roses symbolize love and that today is about appreciating the ones you love and well I love you." He smiled, handing me the roses. That's the whole reason I left the house in the first place. It's valentines day and my mom and dad are always arguing about how shitty each other's gift was and how mom doesn't feel appreciated anymore.

"You love me?" I gasped,taking the beautiful flowers.

"Yes." He smiled.

Ever since, every valentines day he would bring me a red rose. Until of course, he met megan.

'Our love was like a red, red rose

That's newly sprung in June :

My love is like the melody

That's sweetly played in tune.'

That was the last valentines day letter he gave me.

* Flashback Ends *

"Jacob how could you?!?" I screamed as he ran. "Please don't die on me." I cried, holding Alex in my arms as his mom called 911.

* Flashback *

"Jenna!" Alex called from outside I was in my room upstairs. "Jenna come down!"

I groaned and opened the window. It was only 7:30pm but I was watching some stupid Barbie movie. Back then I loved Barbie. I owned almost everything! Barbie, Ken, Barbie dream house, Barbie dream mansion, Barbie dream job, Barbie dream car. You name it.

"Jenna come down! I got you something!" Ten year old Alex shouted.

"What?" I groaned as I walked over to Alex who was on his bike. He walked over to me and got on one knee.

"My mom said when I find the girl I want by my side forever that I should marry her. I know this ring is cheap and that we aren't old enough but when I'm bigger I promise you'll have a ring as beautiful as you and i'll give you anything you want. Just marry me. Because I want you by my side. Forever."

* Flashback ends *

I'm sitting in the emergency once again. The last time I was here I watched my mother suffer then die. I won't let the same happen with Alex. I have no one to call. No one.

"Who was he?" Diane said in an angry yet soft tone.

"Who?"

"The man that shot my son!" She barked. I took a hard swallow and closed my eyes.

"Jacob. Megan's brother."

"Why would he do this to him?" She starred to cry as she held onto her new fiancé.

I got up and went to go sit outside to get some air. It's all my fucking fault.

I pulled out my cell phone and dialed Jacobs number. Of course there was no answer. I went back inside and waited again for what felt like days.

-

"He's fine now. He lost a lot of blood so he should feel somewhat dizzy or light headed. Other than that hes fine. However, he will have to stay a few nights for his wound to heal." the nurse explained to Diane and I.

"Can we see him?" I asked with tears so close from falling.

"Go right ahead but he may or may not answer." she smiled and walked away.

We went inside the room he was in. So many wires.. for one bullet? His chest has stitches practically an inch away from his beating heart. I walked over to him and kissed him softly. His lips instantly kissed back.

"I love you." I whispered. "I'm so sorry."

-

I left to let Diane speak to him alone. I sat outside again and I got a text from jacob.

Jacob: I'm giving you one more chance. If you want to be with me come to our spot. You have one hour.

Me: on my way.

Robert dropped me off at home and I grabbed the keys to my car. The tires screeched out of the driveway. Our spot was practically a hole in the wall. There's a park near his house and we found a secret spot where no one could find us. We used to spend hours in there just reminiscing. I parked near our spot and opened my glove compartment. I slipped on black leather gloves and grabbed my black 9mm pistol. (doubt that makes sense. Hope it does lol.) I cocked it and got out of the car to find him.

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Whoa!

~What's wrong with Jacob!?

~Isn't Alex the sweetest?!?

~Is Jennifer really going to use that gun?

~If she does will she get away with it?

~What do you think will happen when Diane (Alex's mother) finds out Jenna use to date Jacob??

~Anyone wondering what happened with Megan ?

See you in the next chapter ❤️